Bangladesh Weightlifting Federation

Bangladesh Weightlifting Federation
Formation1972
HeadquartersDhaka, Bangladesh
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bengali

Bangladesh Weightlifting Federation is the national federation for Weightlifting and is responsible for governing the sport in Bangladesh.[1][2] It is an affiliate of the Bangladesh Olympic Association.[3]

The Director General of Border Guard Bangladesh usually serves as the president of the Bangladesh Weightlifting Federation.[4]

History

Bangladesh Weightlifting Federation was established in 1972.[1] Mohiuddin Ahmed was the general secretary of Bangladesh Weightlifting Federation from 1976 to 2018.[5] In 1977, it became affiliated with the Asian Weightlifting Federation.[1]

In 2008, Major General Shakil Ahmed, killed in the Bangladesh Rifles mutiny of 2009, and Wing Commander Mohiuddin Ahmed were elected president and general secretary of the Bangladesh Weightlifting Federation respectively.[6] It was the last election of the federation since which it has been run through ad hoc committees appointed by the government of Bangladesh.[6]

Mabia Akhter won a bronze in the 2012 South Asian Weightlifting Championship, silver in the 2013 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship in Malaysia.[7] In 2016, she took part in the Asian Weightlifting Championships for the first time and stood 13th in the women's 63 kg weight class. Mabia stood 6th in the same category during her 18th Asian Games journey.[8]

In November 2018, the Bangladesh Weightlifting Federation experienced a crises after a female weightlifter, represented by Ain o Salish Kendra, accused a staff of the federation of rape.[9] Bangladesh Weightlifting Federation and the National Sports Council began two separate investigations into the allegation.[9]

In 2019, Lieutenant Colonel Mohammad Nazrul Islam of the Border Guard Bangladesh became the general secretary of the Bangladesh Weightlifting Federation.[10] Weightlifters have criticised the lack of training equipment, proper diet, and coaching for poor performance in the Asian Weightlifting Championships.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Bangladesh". Asian Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
  2. ^ "A book on Bangladesh Weightlifting records unveiled - - observerbd.com". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
  3. ^ "Bangladesh Olympic Association". www.nocban.org. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
  4. ^ "Nat'l youth weightlifting event concludes". Daily Sun. 5 March 2018. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
  5. ^ "A unique record of a Bangladeshi sports organiser - - observerbd.com". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
  6. ^ a b "বিডিআর বিদ্রোহে নিহত মহাপরিচালক শাকিল আহমেদ এখনো ভারোত্তোলনের সভাপতি". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 2024-09-11. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
  7. ^ Rahman, Anisur (2016-02-08). "Mabia, Mahfuza make it Bangladesh's day". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). Dhaka. Archived from the original on 2016-02-10. Retrieved 2016-02-10. Mabia was brought into weightlifting by her maternal uncle in 2010 and since then the girl from Madaripur won herself many international medals including a bronze in the 2012 South Asian Weightlifting Championship, silver in the 2013 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship and gold in the 2015 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship.
  8. ^ "Akhter Mabia". IWF - International Weightlifting Federation. 2019-01-10. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
  9. ^ a b Amin, Ali Shahriyar (27 November 2018). "Weightlifting federation in turmoil after rape accusation". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  10. ^ "Nat'l Weightlifting begins". Dhaka Tribune. 6 April 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  11. ^ Chowdhury, Shabab (2023-05-21). "'We only participate for the sake of it'". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-09-12.


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